Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-17

-hree oeep per diem. That chicago editor
was not so far amiss who announced in APP |
parent good faith, that every man in !
Mexico, but one, was engaged to fight |
dael, and he was an octogenarian, left |
handed, and stone blind. The Mexican |
papers are every day filed with items re-
fleeing this bellicose disposition. Here is
one for example, clipped from prominent |
daily: General jose Maria Barrundia !
sent his seconds-General Boniface Topete
and Senior Magin Llavin--to challenge
Senior Gonzalo A. Esteva to mortal com
bat, on account of an article published In
the Nacieaal, relative to affairs in Guate-
mala. Senor Esteva instructed his seconds,
Colonel Adolfe NJ de Obregon and Senior
Alberto Garcia Granades, to accert the
challenge"
After full discussion of the mater by
the seconds, they were convinced fiat Mr..
Esteya was not responsible for the offensive
ratification, and the challenge vas with
drawn
In this mornings Monitor the seconds of
General Barrundis announce that they
subsequently called on Senior Jose Joaquin
Arriaga, who is acting as editor-in-chief of
the .Nucional, and demanded satisfaction.
He stated to them that as good Catholic,
he could not fight duel; but explained
that although the articlei question was
signed 90 La Redaccion," it was not written
by any member of the Nacionars editorial
staff. He gave them the name of the
author, and further developments may be
expected.
Verify, in the midst of life we are in
death in this land of fighters, who think
no more of shooting man before break
fast than of playing game Of ten-pins. A
journalists lot is especially unpleasant, for
he is perpetually offending somebody, and
to refuse a challenge, however absurd and
uncalled for, would be to write himself out
| as sneak and a coward, to be despised of
all men forever afterwards.
Notwithstanding that the United States
Government has interceded with that of
Mexico in behalf of the condemned Mexi-
can officers who invaded American soil last
oned countrymen, a second court martial
has
| CONFIRMED THEIR DEATH SENTENCE.
| However, this does not Interfere with the
power of President Diaz to exercise ex-
ecutiye clemency, and it is to be hoped
that he will not permit the execution of q
punishment so far out of proportion to the
crime.
General Juan n Cortina, the veteran
revolutionist, who has spent so many years
in confinement at the dreaded military
prison of Santiago Tlaltelolco-for having
once revoluted on the wrong side-has al
last been temporarily released in order that
he may attend to some private business
He is now permitted to appear daily upon
the streets, but is always closely guarded
by two soldiers, and obliged to return tc
his prison cell before sunset of each day
During his long confinement his property
has melted away, his family reduced tc
poverty, and every hope and ambition Of
his own crushed to ruin-all for the crime
of not having been shrewd enough to guess
which side would come off conqueror, OF
quick enough to swing from one to the
other in time.
Over in Sonora the gold fever is growing
apace. The famous new placer mines are
in the Sierra Azul blue Range), south
west of the city of Nogales, and about
eight leagues west of the Mexican Contra
Railroad station called Imuris Severa
bands of Yaqui Indians prowling about il
that section are committing all manner O
| anu Lie IL ISTCOT u
the miners. Near the city of Zacatecas
also, very old mine, called ola Asturi
ana (which has been several times aban
doned as non-paying but recently deepenec
lis now in bonanza, turning out ore at the
rate of $24, 800 per week.
On Monday of last week the dliqenciC
running between Jalapa and Perote, wa
assaulted by bandits, near the village O
Tepeyahualco. A warlike passenger, Mr.
Teodoro Lecuona, refused to I" put his nosC
to the. ground when commanded, anC
showed fight-which unusual proceeding
so astonished the robbers that they ran of
i'll haste and the coach arrived safely at it.
destination.
A new paper called La Cruz Templdrja
has made its appearance in the City o
Mexico. 1t is devoted to the interests O
Free Masonry, but it will take an active
part in politics. OF course it is anti
Catholic, and places the name of PeerfiriC
Diaz at the head of its columns as its can
didate for a perpetual President.
According to the Diario Ofcial, the
customs receipts at Vera Cruz for the pas
ten years are Sl0,923,749. The coinage O
the various Mexican MINIS during the
past fiscal year foots up in round numbers
to the very respectable total of So, 433,
ga, in gold and silver.
Up to the LIST of October there were 8,
$40 miles of railway built and in operation
and several lines are being rapidly extended
A narrow-gauge railroad from Deming ha:
lately been projected south along the foot
hills of the Sierra Madre, through min
ing section which opens world of wealth
Articles of incorporation have been filed
making it the g Deming, Sierra Madre anc
Pacific Railroad" and the capital stock
already subscribed is 81, 100000. Contract.
for most of the construction materia
have been placed in England, and will bt
shipped direct to Deming, via New Orleans
Two heavy banking firms of Germany anC
Holland, and the same which have handled
and placed the bulk of the Mexican Sc
curities, are putting up the funds for the
enterprise. The line is only forty mile.
long, designed to connect Deming with tn,
corporation recently chartered in Mexico
known by the same name, and the COLOMBIA
ton and settlement of the region is par
of the scheme. FANNIE B. WARD.